Hair straightening and singeing comb.



B. ALEXANDER.

HAIR STRAIGHTENING AND SINGEING 00MB.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 27. 1913.

1,096,984; Patented May 19, 1914.

$9 .3 ggz 291 Imam/tor,

EMELXN E A LEXHNDER EMELYNE ALEXANDER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

HAIR STRAIGHTENING AND SINGEING- COMB.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 19, 19.1.4.

Application filed August 27, 1913. Serial No. 786,975.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EMELYNE Annxannnn, acitizen of the United States, residing at St. Louis, in the State ofMissouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in HairStraightening and Singeing Combs, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to combs, and it more particularly relates to animproved form of hair-straightening and singeing comb.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a comb of thischaracter by means of which kinky hair may be easily, cll'cctuallystraightened, without detriment thereto.

Another object of the invention is to provide a comb of this characterwhich may be subjected to a moderate degree of heat withoutdetrimentally atlecting the hair, and to provide a suitable handle ofmaterial which will protect the hands of the user from the heat.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a comb of this characterwith which the hair is simultaneously combed and ironed; and to providea comb of this character of simple construction, comparativelyinexpensive and thoroughly practical and etlcctive.

In the accompanying drawings which supplement; this specification,Figure 1 is an elevation view of the, comb which consti tutes myinvention. Fig. 2 is a view oi. the comb at right angles to Fig. 1. Fig.3 is a sectional. view on the line E3-3, Fig. t; and Fig. 4 is a view ofthe comb from the opposite side of the Fig. 1.

In these drawings in which similar reference characters correspond withsimilar parts throughout the several views, the comb consists of thecomb head 10, the handle bar 11, the handle 12, and the teeth 13. Thecomb head is preferably cylindrical, and the teeth 13 extend.substantially tangential from the head, said teeth being slightly curvedand being tapered -from their respective bases to their ends. The spacesbetween the teeth are outwardly divergent, so that the hair may easilypass between the teeth and may be accumulated into groups which arecompressed between the teeth at their bases. The handle bar 11constitutes an exl tension of the head 10, and has its outer end formedinto a loop 14. This loop is tilled with asbestos, felt, or othersuitable packing 15, and around this packing is secured a cover, whichmay be of cloth, leather, cloth and leather, or other fibrous andheat-resisting material. The elements 10, ll, 13 and 14L are preferablyformed integrally from castiron, steel or other suitable metal; and themember which con'ipriscs these elements is yu'c'lorably nickel-plated,so as to prevent rust or corrosion, when the comb is unused for a while,and also to prevent the heat from radiating too rapidly from said body,so that it retains sullicicnt heat for pressing the hair. With a comb ofthis character, hair which is extremely curly or kinky, may be perfectlystraightened by passing the teeth of the comb through the hair whileholding the hair in such position that the cylindrical surface of thehead presses against the hair and transmits heat thereto, whilesmoothing the hair with its smooth and evenly curved surface.

It is obvious that with a device such as described, I may easily attainthe foregoing objects in a thoroughly practical and satisfactory manner.

lVhile I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it is to be understood that the invention is not limitedthereto, but that various changes may be made in the proportions andarrangcmcnts ol the parts without departing from the scope of theinvention, as defined by the appended claim.

Having thus described this invention, what is claimed is:

A comb of the character described comprising a head provided with teethand a handle member said teeth and handle member being integrallyproduced with the head, the tree extremity of such handle member beingformed to ali'ord a loop, a filling 0i? compressible material within theloop, and a flexible cover incasing such loop and main taining thefilling against displacement.

In testimony whereof I hereunto atlix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

EMELYNE ALEXANDER.

Witnesses WM. HENRY Donns, JEANETTE CRAIG.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

. Washington, I). (3.

